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Frédérique Viard

Frédérique Viard

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Ecology and Evolution

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9398
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National Ranking
121

Overview

Frédérique Viard is affiliated with the University of Montpellier in France, focusing primarily on Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their research spans several interconnected subfields, notably Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Molecular Biology, Oceanography, and Genetics.

The scientist's work concentrates on multiple core topics, including Marine Ecology and Invasive Species, Identification and Quantification in Food, Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Marine and Coastal Plant Biology, Genetic Diversity and Population Structure, and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology.

Frédérique Viard's recent publications include:

  • Designing Coastal Adaptation Strategies to Tackle Sea Level Rise (2021), published in Frontiers in Marine Science
  • A synthesis of biological invasion hypotheses associated with the introduction-naturalisation-invasion continuum (2023), published in Oikos
  • Status and Trends in the Rate of Introduction of Marine Non-Indigenous Species in European Seas (2022), published in Diversity
  • A Marine Biodiversity Observation Network for Genetic Monitoring of Hard-Bottom Communities (ARMS-MBON) (2020), published in Frontiers in Marine Science
  • A genome-wide investigation of the effect of farming and human-mediated introduction on the ubiquitous seaweed Undaria pinnatifida (2021), published in Nature Ecology & Evolution

The scientist frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including Nicolas Bierne, Claire Daguin-Thiébaut, Thierry Comtet, Jean-Charles Leclerc, and Sandrine Ruitton, reflecting a collaborative research approach across different areas related to marine and environmental science.

Frédérique Viard contributes to multiple publication venues, with notable outputs in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Frontiers in Marine Science, Diversity, and Environmental DNA. These venues underline the interdisciplinary nature of their work, bridging environmental sciences and molecular methodologies.

In addition to articles, the scientist has contributed to book publications, including a work with the Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement titled "Méthode d'analyse des stratégies en faveur de la biodiversité. Analyse de la capacité à initier un changement transformateur. Application à la troisième stratégie nationale pour la biodiversité (SNB3)" (2023), focusing on strategies for biodiversity conservation and transformative change analysis.

Best Publications

  • EVALUATING SIGNATURES OF GLACIAL REFUGIA FOR NORTH ATLANTIC BENTHIC MARINE TAXA

    Christine A. Maggs;Rita Castilho;David Foltz;Christy Henzler

  • Reliable selfing rate estimates from imperfect population genetic data

    Patrice David;Benoît Pujol;Benoît Pujol;Frédérique Viard;Vincent Castella

  • Introgression patterns in the mosaic hybrid zone between Mytilus edulis and M. galloprovincialis

    N. Bierne;Philippe Borsa;Philippe Borsa;C. Daguin;D. Jollivet

  • Using neutral, selected, and hitchhiker loci to assess connectivity of marine populations in the genomic era

    Pierre-Alexandre Gagnaire;Pierre-Alexandre Gagnaire;Thomas Broquet;Thomas Broquet;Didier Aurelle;Frédérique Viard;Frédérique Viard

  • Species are hypotheses: avoid connectivity assessments based on pillars of sand

    Eric Pante;Nicolas Puillandre;Amélia Viricel;Sophie Arnaud-Haond

  • Differential shuffling of native genetic diversity across introduced regions in a brown alga: Aquaculture vs. maritime traffic effects

    Marie Voisin;Carolyn R. Engel;Frédérique Viard

  • DNA (meta)barcoding of biological invasions: a powerful tool to elucidate invasion processes and help managing aliens

    Thierry Comtet;Anna Sandionigi;Frédérique Viard;Maurizio Casiraghi

  • Designing coastal adaptation strategies to tackle sea level rise

    Théophile Bongarts Lebbe;Hélène Rey-Valette;Éric Chaumillon;Guigone Camus

  • Status, trends and drivers of kelp forests in Europe: an expert assessment

    R. M. Araujo;J. Assis;R. Aguillar;L. Airoldi

  • Evidence for gene flow via seed dispersal from crop to wild relatives in Beta vulgaris (Chenopodiaceae): Consequences for the release of genetically modified crop species with weedy lineages

    J.–F. Arnaud;F. Viard;M. Delescluse;J. Cuguen

  • Variation of Microsatellite Size Homoplasy Across Electromorphs, Loci, and Populations in Three Invertebrate Species

    Frédérique Viard;Pierre Franck;Marie-Pierre Dubois;Arnaud Estoup

  • GENETIC VARIATION IN WILD AND CULTIVATED POPULATIONS OF THE HAPLOID– DIPLOID RED ALGA GRACILARIA CHILENSIS: HOW FARMING PRACTICES FAVOR ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION AND HETEROZYGOSITY

    Marie-Laure Guillemin;Sylvain Faugeron;Christophe Destombe;Frederique Viard

  • Comparative phylogeography of two coastal polychaete tubeworms in the Northeast Atlantic supports shared history and vicariant events.

    Marc Taïmour Jolly;Marc Taïmour Jolly;Frédérique Viard;Franck Gentil;Éric Thiébaut

  • A synthesis of biological invasion hypotheses associated with the introduction–naturalisation–invasion continuum

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  • Marine invasion genetics: from spatio-temporal patterns to evolutionary outcomes

    Marc Rius;Xavier Turon;Giacomo Bernardi;Filip A. M. Volckaert

  • Sharp genetic break between Atlantic and English Channel populations of the polychaete Pectinaria koreni, along the North coast of France.

    M T Jolly;D Jollivet;F Gentil;E Thiébaut

  • Comparative phylogeography among hydrothermal vent species along the East Pacific Rise reveals vicariant processes and population expansion in the South.

    S. Plouviez;T. M. Shank;B. Faure;C. Daguin-Thiebaut

  • A phylogeographical analysis across three biogeographical provinces of the south-eastern Pacific : the case of the marine gastropod Concholepas concholepas

    Leyla Cárdenas;Juan Carlos Castilla;Frédérique Viard;Frédérique Viard

  • Multiple introductions promote range expansion of the mollusc Cyclope neritea (Nassariidae) in France: evidence from mitochondrial sequence data.

    B. Simon-Bouhet;P. Garcia-Meunier;Frédérique Viard

  • GENETIC DRIFT AND COLLECTIVE DISPERSAL CAN RESULT IN CHAOTIC GENETIC PATCHINESS

    Thomas Broquet;Frédérique Viard;Jonathan M. Yearsley

  • Microsatellites and the Genetics of Highly Selfing Populations in the Freshwater Snail Bulinus truncatus

    Frédérique Viard;Philippe Bremond;Rabiou Labbo;Fabienne Justy

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicolas Bierne
Nicolas Bierne University of Montpellier
Philippe Jarne
Philippe Jarne University of Montpellier
Didier Jollivet
Didier Jollivet Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Myriam Valero
Myriam Valero Sorbonne University
Miriam Fernández
Miriam Fernández Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
John D. D. Bishop
John D. D. Bishop Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
Denis Bourguet
Denis Bourguet University of Montpellier
Marc Rius
Marc Rius University of Southampton
Juan Carlos Castilla
Juan Carlos Castilla Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
François Bonhomme
François Bonhomme University of Montpellier

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